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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Levent Yüksel
Person · male · Turkey · Antalya · born 1964 · recording since 1993
Turkish singer (born 1964)
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Also known as Levent Y ksel · Levent Yuksel
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Med Cezir
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography282 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371012804
Biography
Levent Uğur Yüksel (born October 21, 1964) is a Turkish pop singer and multi instrumentalist. He has been active in live music industry since 1993.
Life
Yüksel's interest in the arts and music started at an early age. He started to play violin at the age of five. During his elementary and primary education, he sang in school events. Then he started singing in family and friends' wedding ceremonies. After graduation, he moved from the coastal city Antalya to the city of art, Istanbul, to study music in the Istanbul University State Conservatory (İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı), and learned to play bass guitar and perform vocals.
Music career
During the beginning of 1990s, Yüksel was known to be one of the best bass guitar players in Turkey. In the year 1993, he released his first album as a pop singer, Med Cezir
Med CezirSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Yeter ki Onursuz Olmasın Aşk4:472Med Cezir4:343İstanbul3:494Kadınım4:325Beni Bırakın4:136Tuana5:207Uçurtma Bayramları3:488Dedikodu4:539Bu Gece Son4:4310Yeniden Başla3:13. The album made a dramatic change in Turkey's pop music taste, as it provided a new voice that has great capability mixed with new style of music. Although he released only 8 music albums as of 2015, his music is spread all over the world and copied in different languages. Young singers and bands starting their music career use his songs in their performances. The melody of Yüksel's 1996 hit "Zalim" was copied in several ad campaigns worldwide.
Albums
1993: Med Cezir "Tide"
1995: Levent Yüksel'in 2. CD'si "Levent Yüksel's 2nd CD"
1998: Adı Menekşe "Her name is Violet"
2000: Aşkla "with Love"
2004: Uslanmadım "I did not settle down"
2006: Kadın Şarkıları "Songs for Women"
2009: Sıfır Km "Brand-new"
2012: Topyekûn "Altogether"
2017: Hayatıma Dokunan Şarkılar "Songs that Touch My Life"
Singles
1997: Bi Daha "Again"
2010: Aşk Mümkün Müdür Hala "Is Love Still Possible?"
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:52
1Yeter ki Onursuz Olmasın Aşk4:472Med Cezir4:343İstanbul3:494Kadınım4:325Beni Bırakın4:136Tuana5:207Uçurtma Bayramları3:488Dedikodu4:539Bu Gece Son4:4310Yeniden Başla3:131996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:24
1Ben Senin Bildiğin Erkeklerden Değilim3:522Tuzum Kuru4:133Yas4:434Karaağac5:165Şıngırdak Yarim3:586Zalim4:397Çekirdek Hatun4:168Abanoz’daki Emine3:179Hayat Zaten Zor4:0610Haydar5:041998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:22
1Hayrünnisa4:202Adı Menekşe4:123Şüphe3:094İmkansız Aşk5:245Elimiz Mahkum4:226Hakim Bey4:397Son İstanbul'da3:468Aşk Bireysel Bir Yolculuktur4:599Bi' Daha4:1210Deryalar5:192000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:00:37
1Sultanım5:192Hayat Dediğin4:393Hep Seveceğim3:214Bir Sel Gibi4:275Daima3:376Mutsuzsun3:497Şaka Yaptım3:558Güllü Yar3:239Son Kadınım4:1810Gül Kurusu4:5211Sonbahar3:4012Sultanım (A. Gürel version)5:0813Mutsuzsun (remix)5:0014Sonbahar (remix)5:092004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:13:41
1Sadakatsiz Aşk Olmaz4:432Bu Aşkın Katili Sensin4:063Selamsız4:044Kırık Telli5:305Uslanmadım4:516Yarabbim (remix)6:357Faslı Muhabbet4:108Kaybedenler6:189Kara Güneş4:3910Sana Bir Kalp Bıraktım3:5511Yarabbim5:1412Zor Geliyor4:0813Sen Anla4:0414Bu Aşkın Katili Sensin (dance version)4:1515Zor Geliyor (remix)7:092006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:25
1Ayrılmam3:492Beni Benimle Bırak4:443Beni Unutma5:034Yalnızlığım3:195Deli Kızım Uyan4:416Dargın Değilim3:097Ya Sonra5:098Unutama Beni4:119Haram Geceler4:4410Yazmamışlar4:4311Yoksun Sen3:1712Aşk Defteri2:362012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:51
1Topyekün4:142Tehdit3:583İtirafçı Olma3:174Beş Duyu4:305Olsun3:176Razıysan5:197Sardunya5:078Olamadım3:479Beddua4:0110Gidiyorum4:212017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Kaderimin Oyunu2Yalnızım3İtirazım Var4Yalan5Mutlu Ol Yeter6Hor Görme7Bir Kulunu Çok Sevdim8Sus9Beni Böyle Sev10Yorgun Gözler
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bi' DahaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 27:301Bi' Daha - Kıvanç Kutlumuş Vers. 1 (remix)4:10 2İmkansız Aşk5:26 3Bi' Daha - Hakan Caneroğlu (remix)4:42 4Bi' Daha - Tolga 'Max' Meriç (remix)3:55 5Bi' Daha - Kıvanç Kutlumuş Vers. 2 (remix)5:08 6Bi' Daha4:09 | 17 June 1997 | ||
| 2009 | Seni YakacaklarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:281Seni Yakacaklar4:28 | 2009 | ||
| 2010 | Aşk Mümkün müdür Hala?Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:151Aşk Mümkün müdür Hala?4:05 2Hangimiz4:10 | 29 June 2010 | ||
| 2025 | Medcezir (30. Yıl Senfonik)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:271Medcezir (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live4:27 | Live | 9 May 2025 | |
| 2025 | Bi' Daha (30. Yıl Senfonik)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:451Bi' Daha (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live4:45 | Live | 23 May 2025 | |
| 2025 | Bu Gece Son (30. Yıl Senfonik)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:551Bu Gece Son (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live5:55 | 13 June 2025 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30. Yıl SenfonikSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:32:281Ya Sonra - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live5:18 2İstanbul - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live4:06 3Dedikodu - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live6:21 4Beni Bırakın - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live4:17 5Ayrılmam - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live4:22 6Kadınım - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live5:27 7Medcezir (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live4:27 8Bu Aşkın Katili Sensin - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live4:08 9Uçurtma Bayramları - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live2:31 10Sonbahar - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live2:17 11Yas - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live2:43 12Yeniden Başla - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live3:19 13Tuana - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live7:55 14Karaağaç - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live5:10 15Beni Benimle Bırak - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live4:30 16Beni Unutma - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live5:18 17Bu Gece Son (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live5:55 18Bi' Daha (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live4:45 19Zalim - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Hierapolis Live5:49 20Yeter ki Onursuz Olmasın Aşk - (30. Yıl Senfonik) - Live3:50 | Live | 4 July 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Levent Yüksel head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 32 | 70th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Levent_Y%C3%BCksel.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffa7ebbe-cf85-4f4c-8fd3-4a15602013e1discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffa7ebbe-cf85-4f4c-8fd3-4a15602013e1core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328878genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328878seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levent_Y%C3%BCkselbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levent_Y%C3%BCksel
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Turkish musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Cembayoglu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q328878 · MusicBrainz: ffa7ebbe-cf85-4f4c-8fd3-4a15602013e1
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